How to bypass the rule that class A factories cannot exceed 24 meters in height

If your building is no more than 24 meters tall, the equipment is acceptable; or you can design the equipment installations as steel structures

In fact, the interior is a structure made of steel, but it needs to be enclosed on the outside, which turns it into a closed structure. Although ventilation and alarm systems are added, during the fire safety inspection it was pointed out that the height of the enclosed factory area exceeds 24 meters

Dig a foundation inside the house, dig down a bit?

If the height of the equipment in your Class A factory building exceeds 24 meters, you must follow the legal procedures to have your building designated as a Class B factory building. There are no restrictions on the building height for Class B factories. Additionally, this issue can be addressed during the design phase by adopting certain fire protection measures, such as creating more fire compartments, installing automatic fire suppression systems, and adding fire escape routes. Finally, it is also possible to adjust or optimize the equipment layout as much as possible, aiming to keep the equipment within 24 meters. These measures can all help your design pass the fire safety inspection. However, the final design plan still needs to be adjusted according to the actual circumstances and approved by relevant consulting agencies or **departments. .

A skylight is provided in a specific area of the factory building for the part of the equipment structure that is over 24 meters high.

Why must it be covered? Are you a pharmaceutical factory or a fine chemicals company? For basic chemical industries and large-scale plant steel structure frameworks, that will suffice. For small-scale equipment, it is necessary to clearly distinguish between Category A and Category C units, removing those that are not in Category A, while strictly controlling the scale of Category A factories.

There’s one more thing: the new general standard 55037 has repealed all the mandatory provisions from the previous building codes. It’s necessary to discuss this with the design institute to find out what they think – should we still design in accordance with the old building codes? Any teachers who know the answer can reply.

The equipment area is involved in the decomposition process of flammable gases; the equipment used for this purpose belongs to Category A equipment. Anti-freezing measures have been taken, and therefore a covered structure has been designed

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